When Portland Pipe Line came to life in 1941, crude oil began arriving in Portland, to be sent underground to the Canadian refineries. The industry supported a plethora of related businesses, including ship agents, provisioning companies, ship chandlers, pilot boats, gaugers, inspectors, boom operators, environmental clean-up companies, and others. When Canada started developing its own […]

This has been an exciting year for the South Portland Historical Society as it has finally embarked on its plan to expand to a two-person staff. This expansion has been a long time coming. Although we are blessed with a large number of generous volunteers who help make our museum and historical society possible, I’ve […]

Community solar is a hot topic in the renewable energy sphere, and rightfully so. Participating in a community solar program expands the benefits of renewable energy to those who may not have the resources to install big, blue panels on their property (like renters). Despite its popularity, there are still a lot of questions that […]

It was pretty neat being involved with what, at the time, was one of Maine’s oldest continuously operating businesses. If you were to follow our company closely through the years, you would get pretty decent pictures of not only the evolution of building products from the mid-19th century on, but also of developments in commercial […]

It is easy to be cynical about politics. To believe that the system is rigged and that there is little we can about it. Yet, nothing could be further from the truth. Each of us – you and me, individually and collectively have been bestowed with the power of the ballot. In our democracy, we […]